United States Various: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano and executive producer), Il Pomo d’Oro / Zefira Valova (concertmaster). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 21.1.2023. (HS)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Youthful zest and stylish singing bring luster to Handel’s Ariodante in Pittsburgh
United States Handel, Ariodante: Soloists, Chatham Baroque / Anthony Walker (conductor). Pittsburgh Opera, CAPA Theater, Pittsburgh, 21.4.2023. (RP)
A standout debut from Yunchan Lim at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Dowland, Bach, Beethoven: Yunchan Lim (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.1.2023. (MBr)
Sadness, joy and defiance: Rouvali, Radulović and the Philharmonia at the top of their game
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Beethoven: Nemanja Radulović (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.1.2023. (CSa)
Robin Ticciati and Ying Fang deliver a dreamy Mahler No.4 in San Francisco
United States Mahler, Widmann: Ying Fang (soprano), Alina Ibragimova (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 20.1.2023. (HS)
The BBC SO under Ryan Wigglesworth pull out all the stops for Mahler 5 at the Barbican
United Kingdom R. Wigglesworth, Mahler: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.1.2023. (JR)
Henning Kraggerud’s Mozart and a challenging Grieg arrangement delight in Vancouver
Canada Grieg, Beach, Mozart: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Henning Kraggerud (violin/director). Chan Centre, Vancouver, 8.1.2023. (GN)
A winter carnival of chamber music devoted to romance
United States Various, LyricaFest ‘Winterfest’ 2023: Sophia Molina, Jubilee Chen, Miclen LaiPang, Kali Bate, Bebe Seidenberg, Jordan Bartel, Patrick Shaugnessy (violins), Andrew Gretzinger, Jungahn Shin, Alexandre Roderick, Alexi Whitsel, Josue Negrete (violas), Ella Tomko, Sammy Wetstein, Luca Giovannini, Josephina Kim, Mars Tiancheng, Tyler James (cellos). Lyrica Boston, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1.14.2023. (LV)